Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2664 Location: Japan

Grub4DosConfig is the Grub4Dos boot loader with GUI installer.
The name 'Grub4Dos' can be confusing but it is actually 'Grub NOT ONLY for Dos'.
Grub4dos supports many file system: NTFS, VFAT, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4. Does not support ReiserFS.
Grub4dos is upper compatible with (legacy) grub, can do all the legacy grub can do.

This post is an entry for your convenience.
Visit the main topic for the detail:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51697

jemimah · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 4309 Location: Tampa, FL

Will it work on a system with no VFAT or NTFS partitions at all?

Basically, what I want to do is replace the old grub configurator in the PUI with this. Any reason not to do it?

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2641

Jemimah, yes grub4dos works without ntfs/fat -can be installed to ext2/3 (probably ext4 as well). grub4dos includes lots of extra features (and fixes) as compared to standard grub-legacy, including booting iso's, creationg and use of RAM-disks -lots of tricks built in there. I'm interested in the mini version called 'wee', but it does not support editable menu.lst files -instead your menu is concatenated onto the binary, and it supports less filesystems. grub4dos is the most complete hack of grub-legacy, but the developer of super grub disk (SGD) has done a lot of mods in somewhat different directions and also has a grub2-based version. He (adrian15) is an upstream contrib to grub2.

jemimah · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 4309 Location: Tampa, FL

Perfect. I will go for it then.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Thu 02 Dec 2010, 13:11 Post subject:

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2641

For dual booting with pre-Vista windows, you can simply install grldr wherever you like and add an entry to the boot.ini file which points at grldr (grldr is the equivalent of the grub-legacy stage2 file)

For dual booting with Vista/W7, you can simply rename the bootmgr to something else and then install grldr named as bootmgr. See here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2224

Actually you can do the same for NT/XP just rename ntldr and install grldr as ntldr.

This method is actually much less invasive than tinkering with the boot.ini file. Just create an entry for NT/XP/Vista/W7 in the menu.lst.

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2664 Location: Japan

Pelo · Last edited by Pelo on Mon 28 Sep 2015, 21:54; edited 1 time in total

B is missing ! that was the reason why i didn't found any topic about Grub4dos, so usefull.
Version 1.7.2 YouTube Tuto

Pelo

GRUB with a B ! Search tools are lost..
Merci ! (done)

Pelo

depending on the Puppy distro you Grub4dos your multiboot pendrive, the result can be as nice as it could.
Grub4Dos with Pupjibaro Jessie, i Like it !

Pelo · Posted: Thu 04 Aug 2016, 23:36 Post subject: Empty Pupsave

Grub4Dos makes loose PF2 PF3 choice for several different type of boots
If you want to be able to boot in RAM, add an empty pupsave if you have only one Pupsave yet created.

Pelo · Posted: Fri 05 Aug 2016, 06:05 Post subject: 500GB hard Drive (X-tahr)

500GB hard Drive (X-tahr). Beware some grubs shows sda1 as available. Since Vista, Sda1 has not been not a storage place ! Don't install your Puppy here

Pelo

Greengeek : Bootable USB stick - How do YOU do it?
IMO Grub4dosconfig is the easiest method